Leadership

Ari Chazanas, the visionary founder of LotusProperties.com, is a dynamic force in the Los Angeles real estate market. A seasoned entrepreneur and passionate advocate for community development, Ari’s unique property acquisition and management approach has propelled LotusProperties.com to the forefront of the industry.

Psychologist and author Daniel Goleman, one of the world’s leading experts on emotional and social intelligence. As he publishes his latest collection of articles, he speaks to Ann O’Dea about many topics, including leadership in London.

Alexander the Great was one of history’s most celebrated conquerors. Born as heir to the Macedonian King, his great ambition led him to take on the high Persian Empire. At its height, Alexander’s empire stretched all the way from modern-day Italy clear to the Himalayas.

Dell has partnered with Camara, a non-profit organization, to provide and improve disadvantaged students’ access to ICT in education. The project will involve establishing e-learning centers in Benincasa School in Blackrock, Dublin, and St Gabriels School, Dooradoyle, Limerick. Dell will provide both schools with 68 devices, including Dell Inspiron laptops and Dell XPS tablets. The program will run for three years and aims to provide access to technology and, hence, improve computer literacy skills. This will, in turn, improve the quality of education the students receive in other subjects. A combination of support from Camara and Dell will see teacher training being carried out to ensure all staff can use…

Open Innovation 2.0 Conference at the Dublin Castle Dublin Castle was the venue for the world’s first Open Innovation 2.0 conference in May as part of Ireland’s EU (European Union) presidency. Intel Labs Europe’s Martin Curley spoke to Grainne Rothery about the new concept of innovation. The markets where innovation is making a strong impact are listed at the bottom of this article and recently updated. The adoption of a new paradigm, Open Innovation 2.0 (OI2). The OI2 will be “the catalyst that unleashes a virtual Cambrian explosion” of European innovation. Martin Curley and Bror Salmelin of the European Commission’s Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group (OISPG) wrote in their…

A report by a government-appointed expert group charged with examining the problem of mortgage arrears in Ireland has recommended that a new Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) should be introduced across the financial industry in order to offer help to homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments. The Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt, which is headed by Hugh Cooney and also includes the Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield, has recommended that all lenders develop an industry-wide standard Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) and calls for improved communication from lenders for homeowners who are in arrears in their mortgage. It also recommends banning penalty interest or arrears charges for…

Future business: disruptive innovationDr Trish Gorman In the first article in Business & Leadership’s new ‘Future Business’ series published in association with Vodafone, Sorcha Corcoran explores the concept of business agility in reacting to changing customer needs. The expression ‘if you snooze, you lose’ has to be resonating increasingly with the business community as the world hurtles through unprecedented change and consumers become ever more demanding. The past ten years have brought us pervasive internet connectivity, cloud-based applications, mobile devices that connect everywhere, remote working, and digital innovations that create newly empowered customers. (See The Open Innovation 2.0 ) And with rapid technological advancement and high consumer expectations has come an increased level of…

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has announced that Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Library will receive funding to conserve, research, and digitize four early Irish manuscripts through the company’s 2014 global Art Conservation Project. Since 2010, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has provided grants to museums in 27 countries supporting 71 conservation projects. Once conserved, the manuscripts will be made available via TCD Library’s digital collections and exhibited alongside the Book of Kells, the Book of Durrow, and the Book of Armagh at TCD Library. The grant will fund the treatment, technical examination, digitization, and art historical study of four of TCD Library’s most important early medieval Irish manuscripts: the Codex Usserianius Primus, the Garland of…

Three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali is considered one of the world’s greatest boxers. His professional record of 56 wins and five losses is unprecedented.